Dossier
1978
Coverage of 1978 in the Nexus archive.
scaldingtopic2England and Walesplace162 milliontopic1600,000 peopletopic1emigration abroadtopic1birthstopic1Janice Nixperson1Andrea Bernardperson1Desmond Bernardperson1Thornton Heathplace1Isleworth Crown Courtplace1manslaughtertopic1former probation workerperson1five-year-old stepdaughterperson1policeorganization1
- Population of England and Wales reaches record 62million despite more than 600,000 people emigrating abroad - while births hit lowest level since 1978
The population of England and Wales reached a record 62 million despite more than 600,000 people emigrating abroad. Births hit their lowest level since 1978.
- Woman guilty of killing stepdaughter, five, by scalding almost 50 years ago
Janice Nix was convicted of manslaughter for scalding her five-year-old stepdaughter Andrea Bernard to death in 1978. The case was reopened in 2022 after Andrea's older brother, Desmond Bernard, provided a new account of the incident to police.
- Justice at last as former probation worker GUILTY of scalding her five-year-old stepdaughter to death in 1978 with police saying: 'She never thought this would catch up with her'
A former probation worker was found guilty of scalding her five-year-old stepdaughter to death in 1978. Police stated the perpetrator never anticipated the crime would be prosecuted decades later.